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ESG themes to watch in 2023
Shareholder engagement, the energy transition and regulation will get a lot of attention.
Companies face pressure to offer ESG options in retirement plans
While a new DOL rule OKs considering ESG factors in selecting investments for 401(k)s, it may take more than that to get large employers to change their offerings.
New ETF bets on companies led by women
Hypatia Women CEO ETF leverages the logic that female executives represent a rare level of excellence when it comes to leadership and management skills.
DWS readies ‘climate action’ ETF
The product, which would invest in companies seen as leaders in addressing climate change in their businesses, would be the 14th Xtrackers ETF with an ESG theme.
Vanguard’s efforts to navigate politics of ESG could be blueprint for others
Last month's decision to exit the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative puts Vanguard in a spotlight it was likely trying to avoid.
Prime Capital buys sustainable investment RIA
North Carolina-based Earth Equity Advisors is a certified B Corporation and specializes in fossil-fuel-free portfolios.
ESG has DOL’s blessing. Here’s what can happen next in 401(k)s
Target-date funds that are sustainable or responsible are fair game now for retirement plans, but there aren't many of them.
New regulatory agenda sets April, October deadlines for SEC ESG rules
The SEC also has custody and ETF regulations to tackle, while the Department of Labor continues work on the next iteration of an investment advice rule for retirement accounts.
BlackRock, Citigroup among firms named as fossil-fuel boycotters by Kentucky
State legislation requires state entities to divest from firms on the list, with certain exceptions.
Do clients want to invest in sustainability? You’re asking the wrong questions
It isn't just a matter of identifying clients who are interested, but of removing whatever obstacle is keeping them from investing.
Newsweek ranks LPL as a ‘Most Respectable Company’
Recognition based on survey of 11,000 people about their perceptions of companies related to corporate social responsibility.
The ESG rule, the SEC and sustainability
If SEC Chairman Gary Gensler can engage with potential opponents while keeping advocates on the SEC’s side, ESG could score more policy wins next year.
ESG got caught between party lines
The year saw major developments in legislation and regulation that affect sustainable investing, including proposals from the SEC and a long-awaited final rule from the Department of Labor.
Managers stop calling some assets ESG ahead of SEC rules
Anti-greenwashing proposals are already having an effect, results of a US SIF survey suggest.
State Street the latest to expand client proxy voting
That decision follows recent moves by Vanguard and BlackRock to extend voting choices to individual investors.
Microsoft shareholders to vote on proposal for audit of how firm’s 401(k) plans manage climate risk
Microsoft is largely considered a corporate leader on climate action but currently has no ready-made sustainable investing retirement option.
Morningstar CEO on how direct indexing makes investing fun
In the second part of ESG Clarity's interview, Kunal Kapoor talks passives, personalization and proxies.
Vanguard pulls out of climate-finance alliance
The asset manager said it is withdrawing from the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative in a move to maintain the freedom not to restrict its investment options.
GOP senators amping up efforts to rein in BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard on ESG issues
Report says the asset managers are using their stakes in public companies to cast proxy votes that favor a ‘liberal political agenda.’
Sustainability-themed funds on the rise
Newer ESG funds are coming to the market, and a greater share are sustainable funds, according to Cerulli.
